AbouttheNeighborhood

Marketview Heights is, of course, home to one of Rochester's greatest assets, the Public Market, which has been in continuous operation since it opened in 1827. Rochesterians weren't surprised when the Public Market was named "America's Favorite Farmers Market" by the American Farmland Trust in 2010, as It is one of the oldest and largest farmer's markets in the nation, with 40,000 visitors each week. We cannot express enough how important it is to visit the market (especially on a Saturday, when its at its most lively) in order to get a true flavor of all the bounty and culture that the Rochester area has to offer. Marketview Heights' original population of Irish immigrants seeking to escape the potato famine gave way to a later round of Italian and some German immigrants, and then in the mid 20th century, Hispanic and African Americans. Today it is a colorful blend of cultures, just like its namesake, the Rochester Public Market.